Real-Life Algorithms: Planting a Seed
From Code.org: CS Fundamentals
2 minPre-KK1st2ndTechnology
Summary
A short unplugged-activity video from Code.org's CS Fundamentals Course A/B: students put the steps for planting a seed in order, showing that an algorithm is just a clear set of steps followed in order. Quick to play before students try their own step-by-step sequence.
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Discussion
This video shows students putting the steps of planting a seed in order to make an algorithm.
- What is an algorithm, in your own words?
- What would happen if you did the steps out of order?
- What's a different everyday task that also has steps in a certain order?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: algorithm, step, order.
Try it: Write or draw the steps for a simple task you do every day (like brushing your teeth), then trade with a partner and check each other's order.